Comments on: The Class http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 Cocktails Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:40:36 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2462 What a lovely young woman! That is one of the most interesting things about the film actually - how students apply their intelligence, not to learning, but to winding up and attempting to destroy the sanity and reputation of their teacher. Definitely wasn't like that when I was young. God, I feel like I'm turning 70. Must get round to watching 'Etre and Avoir' - I think my inner Daily Mail reading pensioner would like it. What a lovely young woman! That is one of the most interesting things about the film actually – how students apply their intelligence, not to learning, but to winding up and attempting to destroy the sanity and reputation of their teacher.

Definitely wasn’t like that when I was young. God, I feel like I’m turning 70. Must get round to watching ‘Etre and Avoir’ – I think my inner Daily Mail reading pensioner would like it.

]]> By: ishouldbeworking http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 ishouldbeworking Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:37:37 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2459 I'm keen to see this one. Though I can imagine that I might need to line up a viewing of 'Etre et Avoir' immediately after, just to stop me wringing my hands in despair. I've got friends who are teachers and though they do have an awful culture of moaning (and I've said this to their faces), I couldn't do their job. A while back one of them (male) was trying to confiscate a mobile phone from a young lady, who stuck it between her legs and said 'you gonna take it from me now, are you sir?' I was horrid as a teenager, but I'd have been crucified naked on the quad for 'backchat' like that. I’m keen to see this one. Though I can imagine that I might need to line up a viewing of ‘Etre et Avoir’ immediately after, just to stop me wringing my hands in despair.

I’ve got friends who are teachers and though they do have an awful culture of moaning (and I’ve said this to their faces), I couldn’t do their job. A while back one of them (male) was trying to confiscate a mobile phone from a young lady, who stuck it between her legs and said ‘you gonna take it from me now, are you sir?’

I was horrid as a teenager, but I’d have been crucified naked on the quad for ‘backchat’ like that.

]]> By: BLTP http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 BLTP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:00:27 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2458 I dun't kno' what tha meanz.... I dun’t kno’ what tha meanz….

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Cocktails Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:41:53 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2457 Don't take this the wrong way, BLTP, but that might the most well-typed comment you've ever made round here. Is there something in that?! Don’t take this the wrong way, BLTP, but that might the most well-typed comment you’ve ever made round here. Is there something in that?!

]]> By: BLTP http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 BLTP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:06:49 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2453 will tha stop going on abart me kestrel , I did have one she w'luvley but of course m' bloody b*stard ova brother killed it when I was on't m'paper rand...... will tha stop going on abart me kestrel , I did have one she w’luvley but of course m’ bloody b*stard ova brother killed it when I was on’t m’paper rand……

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Cocktails Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:13:33 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2452 hahaha, BLTP, forgot about that. John Bender, yes! 'Election' is a good school movie too actually... and 'Ferris Bueller'...But anyway, you didn't have a kestral then? I admire your positivity Hoops - there must have been hardworking kids off camera!! But yes, I suppose the Chinese boy did seem relatively well-haved. There might well have been others. Although none of them did their homework (reading Anne Frank) I note! I just realised today that the guy who plays the teacher in the film wrote the actual book that it's based on. He wasn't 'acting' (although in a sense all teaching is acting I suppose). No wonder he's no longer teaching. The ending was dispiriting wasn't it? Although I would question insulting your students and taking it up with them in the playground... hahaha, BLTP, forgot about that. John Bender, yes! ‘Election’ is a good school movie too actually… and ‘Ferris Bueller’…But anyway, you didn’t have a kestral then?

I admire your positivity Hoops – there must have been hardworking kids off camera!! But yes, I suppose the Chinese boy did seem relatively well-haved. There might well have been others. Although none of them did their homework (reading Anne Frank) I note!

I just realised today that the guy who plays the teacher in the film wrote the actual book that it’s based on. He wasn’t ‘acting’ (although in a sense all teaching is acting I suppose). No wonder he’s no longer teaching. The ending was dispiriting wasn’t it? Although I would question insulting your students and taking it up with them in the playground…

]]> By: Hoops Hooley http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Hoops Hooley Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:40:44 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2451 Yeah I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I agree it's definitely worth seeing. I don't think I'd get too downbeat about the constant backchat from the kids. The film only concentrates on a few of them and they're the ones who make the most noise of course. There must be some off camera (well maybe we could hope for two or three?) who just get on with their work without mouthing off the whole time? There was the Chinese boy who pretty much toed the line, wasn't there? I must say I found the ending (spoiler alert!) quite sad and I did feel pretty sorry for the teacher in fact, who seemed to remain relentlessly upbeat to the end despite the class having pretty much turned against him... Enjoyed it though... Yeah I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I agree it’s definitely worth seeing. I don’t think I’d get too downbeat about the constant backchat from the kids. The film only concentrates on a few of them and they’re the ones who make the most noise of course. There must be some off camera (well maybe we could hope for two or three?) who just get on with their work without mouthing off the whole time? There was the Chinese boy who pretty much toed the line, wasn’t there?

I must say I found the ending (spoiler alert!) quite sad and I did feel pretty sorry for the teacher in fact, who seemed to remain relentlessly upbeat to the end despite the class having pretty much turned against him…

Enjoyed it though…

]]> By: BLTP http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 BLTP Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:33:57 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2450 The breakfast club: not sure about illinoise's schools but I an definite that the hardest kid in our school wouldn't have last long with a name like "john bender"! good flm though I'm not a proper teacjer but have worked with kids a fair bit. The breakfast club: not sure about illinoise’s schools but I an definite that the hardest kid in our school wouldn’t have last long with a name like “john bender”! good flm though I’m not a proper teacjer but have worked with kids a fair bit.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Cocktails Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:01:09 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2449 I think you might well be right F-C. Mind you, don't know how I would have coped with Mallory Towers either with alll those damn monitors, lacrosse matches and having to 'buck up now, old chum '. Are you a teacher BLTP?! If so, then I admire your patience. And more interestingly, did you own a kestral as a callow Yorkshire youth?! Good point Keith - although my school days weren't so bad. I am beginning to think that I was lucky now though! I hope your exclusion of school movies doesn't include classics like The Breakfast Club - that's a pretty good school movie now I come to think of it. I think you might well be right F-C. Mind you, don’t know how I would have coped with Mallory Towers either with alll those damn monitors, lacrosse matches and having to ‘buck up now, old chum ‘.

Are you a teacher BLTP?! If so, then I admire your patience. And more interestingly, did you own a kestral as a callow Yorkshire youth?!

Good point Keith – although my school days weren’t so bad. I am beginning to think that I was lucky now though! I hope your exclusion of school movies doesn’t include classics like The Breakfast Club – that’s a pretty good school movie now I come to think of it.

]]> By: Keith http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2446 Keith Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:21:56 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2446 I don't usually watch movies about schools. I think I try to forget enough about my school days that I don't want to see what it's like these days. lol This does sound interesting though. I don’t usually watch movies about schools. I think I try to forget enough about my school days that I don’t want to see what it’s like these days. lol This does sound interesting though.

]]> By: BLTP http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 BLTP Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:08:32 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2445 I haven't seen the film but in most classes of teenage inner city children i've worked with there are some kids who do try to get on and do their work. It is sad that having worked woth primary and secondary you can expect more work out of primary kids than secondary (as in number of words written down!). One of the main problem is that 1 teacher 30 kids is victorian economic solution not educational ideal. As to my school days a sort of benigh cross between Kes and gregory's girl wiht hint of grange hill. I haven’t seen the film but in most classes of teenage inner city children i’ve worked with there are some kids who do try to get on and do their work. It is sad that having worked woth primary and secondary you can expect more work out of primary kids than secondary (as in number of words written down!). One of the main problem is that 1 teacher 30 kids is victorian economic solution not educational ideal.
As to my school days a sort of benigh cross between Kes and gregory’s girl wiht hint of grange hill.

]]> By: Five-Centres http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/04/14/the-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2444 Five-Centres Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:23:59 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-2444 I think schools probably are like this. Waterloo Road is like Mallory Towers when you compare it to the real world. Looking forward to seeing this film. I think schools probably are like this. Waterloo Road is like Mallory Towers when you compare it to the real world.
Looking forward to seeing this film.

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